Sec. 11. International coral reef conservation activities
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The Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 208, as redesignated by section 7 of this Act, the following: The Secretary shall carry out international coral reef conservation activities consistent with the purposes of this title with respect to coral reef ecosystems in waters outside the United States jurisdiction. The Secretary shall develop and implement an international coral reef ecosystem strategy pursuant to subsection (b). In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Interior, and other relevant Federal agencies, and relevant United States stakeholders, and shall take into account coral reef ecosystem conservation initiatives of other nations, international agreements, and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations so as to provide effective cooperation and efficiencies in international coral reef conservation.
The Secretary may consult with the Coral Reef Task Force in carrying out this subsection. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2013 , the Secretary shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, and publish in the Federal Register, an international coral reef ecosystem strategy, consistent with the purposes of this title and the strategy required under section 203(a).
The Secretary shall periodically review and revise this strategy as necessary. The strategy developed by the Secretary under paragraph
(1)shall— identify coral reef ecosystems throughout the world that are of high value for United States marine resources, that support high-seas resources of importance to the United States such as fisheries, or that support other interests of the United States; summarize existing activities by Federal agencies and entities described in subsection (a)(2) to address the conservation of coral reef ecosystems identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); establish goals, objectives, and specific targets for conservation of priority international coral reef ecosystems; describe appropriate activities to achieve the goals and targets for international coral reef conservation, in particular those that leverage activities already conducted under this title; develop a plan to coordinate implementation of the strategy with entities described in subsection (a)(2) in order to leverage current activities under this title and other conservation efforts globally; identify appropriate partnerships, grants, or other funding and technical assistance mechanisms to carry out the strategy; and develop criteria for prioritizing partnerships under subsection (c). The Secretary shall establish an international coral reef ecosystem partnership program to provide support, including funding and technical assistance, for activities that implement the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (b). The Secretary shall provide such support through existing authorities, working in collaboration with the entities described in subsection (a)(2). The Secretary may execute and perform such contracts, leases, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. To implement this section and subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary may transfer funds to a foreign government or international organization, and may accept transfers of funds from such entities, except that no more than 5 percent of funds appropriated to carry out this section may be transferred. The Secretary may not approve a partnership proposal under this section unless the partnership is consistent with the international coral reef ecosystem strategy developed pursuant to subsection (b), and meets the criteria specified in that strategy. .
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